Day care owner hopes for swift recovery for Tripp Halstead

WINDER, Ga. - The family of Tripp Halstead said they are trying to stay positive as the 2-year-old remains unconscious, trying to recover after a tree limb fell on him Monday.

Family members tell Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri Tripp's swelling is back up, but he's hanging in there.

That's the kind of emotional roller coaster family members have been on this week. They said they're hoping tonight is uneventful and Tripp can continue to heal.

"They said it was a big milestone to get to the 72-hour mark. We were hoping they were going to say he's going to make it. They're still not saying that," said Crystal Condon, Tripp's aunt.

Tripp Halstead's family is still focusing on the positive. Tripp is still here. In a Facebook post Thursday his father said doctors gave them sobering news.

"His injury is across both sides of the brain which makes it much worse. It is still far too early to know what the outcome will be or what the lasting damage could be," Tripp's father said in the post.

The 2-year-old is fighting a brain injury. He was playing behind his Winder daycare when strong winds broke off a large tree limb which hit him on the head.